Engineering Worksheet: Tools and Safety
Engineer's tip (Right tool, safe hands): Measure → tape measure, protractor · level → spirit level · cut → saw · nails → hammer. Screws → screwdriver · nuts → spanner · holes → drill · wire → pliers · smooth → sandpaper. Safe: goggles, tied hair, clamps, tidy bench, cut away from you, adult for hot or power tools.
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- 1.True or false: to use a cracked tool is not safe. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cut away from your body (b) use a cracked tool (c) let adults use hot glue (d) tie back long hair
- 3.Which job is a spanner for? (a) measure an angle (b) tighten a nut (c) turn a screw (d) grip and bend wire
- 4.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) sunglasses (b) safety goggles (c) nothing (d) a cap
- 5.🔧 Which tool would you use to measure a long length? (a) a spanner (b) a screwdriver (c) a spirit level (d) a tape measure
- 6.True or false: to run while holding tools is not safe. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which job is a hand drill for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) make a hole in wood (c) smooth a rough edge (d) cut a wooden plank
- 8.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use a spirit level. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: to cut away from your body is safe. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
- 11.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to touch a hot glue tip? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use a cracked tool (b) run while holding tools (c) clamp wood before sawing (d) leave tools on the floor
- 13.Which job is a tape measure for? (a) turn a screw (b) measure a long length (c) measure an angle (d) make a hole in wood
- 14.Which job is pliers for? (a) smooth a rough edge (b) grip and bend wire (c) drive in a nail (d) measure an angle
- 15.🔧 Which tool would you use to tighten a nut? (a) a spirit level (b) pliers (c) sandpaper (d) a spanner
- 16.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use sandpaper. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which job is a screwdriver for? (a) measure an angle (b) tighten a nut (c) cut a wooden plank (d) turn a screw
- 18.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to wear safety goggles? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 19.🔧 Which tool would you use to smooth a rough edge? (a) sandpaper (b) a screwdriver (c) a hammer (d) a protractor
- 20.🦺 How should you carry scissors? (a) points down, closed (b) points up, open (c) by the blades (d) while running
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) clamp wood before sawing (c) cut away from your body (d) touch a hot glue tip
- 22.True or false: to tie back long hair is not safe. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to tie back long hair? (a) safe (b) not safe
- 24.True or false: to cut towards your hand is safe. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which job is a spirit level for? (a) turn a screw (b) tighten a nut (c) make a hole in wood (d) check a shelf is level
- 26.True or false: to cut a wooden plank, use sandpaper. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which job is a saw for? (a) drive in a nail (b) cut a wooden plank (c) measure an angle (d) measure a long length
- 28.🔧 Which tool would you use to drive in a nail? (a) a hand drill (b) a hammer (c) a spanner (d) a screwdriver
- 29.True or false: to smooth a rough edge, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave tools on the floor (b) run while holding tools (c) wear safety goggles (d) play near a moving drill
- 31.True or false: to drive in a nail, use a tape measure. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: to carry scissors closed is not safe. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tie back long hair (b) play near a moving drill (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) use a cracked tool
- 34.🦺 Who should use hot glue guns and power tools in a kids’ project? (a) an adult (b) the youngest child (c) a stranger (d) any child alone
- 35.True or false: to tighten a nut, use a spanner. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut towards your hand? (a) not safe (b) safe
- 37.Which job is sandpaper for? (a) make a hole in wood (b) smooth a rough edge (c) grip and bend wire (d) measure an angle
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry scissors closed (b) cut towards your hand (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) run while holding tools
- 39.True or false: to wear safety goggles is not safe. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: to grip and bend wire, use pliers. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- use a cracked tool
- tighten a nut
- safety goggles
- a tape measure
- True
- make a hole in wood
- False
- True
- safe
- not safe
- clamp wood before sawing
- measure a long length
- grip and bend wire
- a spanner
- True
- turn a screw
- safe
- sandpaper
- points down, closed
- touch a hot glue tip
- False
- safe
- False
- check a shelf is level
- False
- cut a wooden plank
- a hammer
- False
- wear safety goggles
- False
- False
- tie back long hair
- an adult
- True
- not safe
- smooth a rough edge
- carry scissors closed
- False
- True
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